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Tuesday... It is important to Him.


Tuesday... It is important to Him.

Psalm 87:1 - 3 (NLT) says, "On the holy mountain stands the city founded by the Lord. He loves the city of Jerusalem more than any other city in Israel. O city of God, what glorious things are said of you."

Think of this. Jerusalem was the fulfillment of two of God's promises. He had promised the children of Israel a home when they were slaves in Egypt. And Jerusalem was the main city of that Promise Land but there was also another promise. Jerusalem was where His Son Jesus would die and then be resurrected. He also had promised that. He loved to fulfill and still does love to fulfill His promises.

Verse 7b says, "The source of my life springs from Jerusalem." Now that gives me encouragement as I face today. God keeps His promises. Now what if I hadn't read that Psalm today? What if I hadn't meditated on that Psalm today?

Now over in John 20:30 - 31 it says, "The disciples saw Jesus do many miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name." So what if I had never read this book written by John? How would I have known about the signs or what others call miracles that show us who Jesus was? What kind of difference would my life be if I had never known or believed who Jesus really was?

But I have read and I do believe. 

I really do appreciate everyone who reads what I write each morning. And I pray that you are encouraged, inspired, and invited to know Him in a deeper way. But I also hope that you are drawn to read the Bible and have God personally communicate with you on a daily basis.  

It's in the Bible that you see His promises that He wants to give and fulfill for you. But what if you didn't know any of them? But you can know. 

It is also in the Bible where you learn about God and who He is and what His purpose is for us and what is important to Him, and about His Son Jesus who was God in human form. Oh we can learn from others and that can help but it is so great to find out from the source, from God's Word to us.

Every time before I start my time of reading the Bible I pray this prayer. Dear God, would your Spirit open my eyes to see, my ears to hear, my heart to comply, my mind to comprehend and my hands and mouth to communicate what you want to say to me personally today through your Word.  He wants to talk to you. He really does.

Now both the book of John in the NT and the book of Psalms in the OT are two very good places to start. He really does care about you. You are very important to Him and He want to talk with you through His Word and through prayer. He wants to be an active partner with you in your life. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning






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